Queen Mary Centre for Bioengineering
Queen Mary University of London Centre for Bioengineering.[1] is one of the core centres at the School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS), at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)[2]. The research centre’s mission surrounds "Engineering Better Medicine". It aims at advancing the boundaries of science and engineering by delivering cross-disciplinary biomedical engineering solutions. The Centre for Bioengineering is located on Queen Mary University of London's Mile End campus.[3]
History
The Centre has a history traceable to the Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC) in Biomedical Materials. The IRC was launched in 1991, and focused on the development and testing of biomaterials. It was known for the multidisciplinarity of its staff and students, involving cross-disciplinary interactions in areas such as cell culture, mass transport, metrology, materials processing, and characterisation. This initiative paved the way for the establishment of the Centre for Bioengineering.
During its twelve years of operation, the IRC trained over 100 PhD students, many of whom are now working in academic, clinical, research and industrial careers worldwide. The IRC also spawned a spin-out company, ApaTech Limited, which was established to commercially exploit the synthetic bone graft replacement technology developed by academics within the IRC[4]
Research quality
According to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, QMUL Engineering ranked 2nd among all UK universities for the quality of their engineering research outputs[5]. With such research resources available at QMUL, the research centre fosters collaboration among UK and international researchers, students, and industry partners. The centre has contributed much to the field of Organ-on-a-Chip[6]. Researchers from the centre have also contributed to a book published by Springer Nature.[7]
Funding
QMUL has hosted an interdisciplinary research centre (IRC) in Biomedical Materials that received a grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) worth £6.2M.[8] This grant supported the IRC's multidisciplinary research programme, which aimed to establish a conceptual base for a second generation of implant materials with enhanced lifetimes in medical and dental applications.
The Centre's research themes include:
- Predictive Modelling: Organ-on-a-Chip Models and Medical Device Testing
- Biomaterials and Bio-interfaces
- Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
- Bioprinting, Biofluids, and Regenerative Medicine
- Healthcare Robotics and MedTech
- AI & Data Modelling for Health & Wellbeing
- Sensing & Imaging
References
- ↑ "Centre for Bioengineering". QMUL School of Engineering and Materials Science. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ↑ "Research". QMUL School of Engineering and Materials Science. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ↑ "Centre for Bioengineering: Contact". QMUL School of Engineering and Materials Science. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ↑ "University of London spin-out Apatech acquired for $330M". University of London spin-out Apatech acquired for $330M. 3 Mar 2010. Retrieved 17 Aug 2023.
- ↑ "Queen Mary University of London : Results and submissions : REF 2021". results2021.ref.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ↑ Nolan, Joanne; Pearce, Oliver M. T.; Screen, Hazel R. C.; Knight, Martin M.; Verbruggen, Stefaan W. (January 2023). "Organ-on-a-Chip and Microfluidic Platforms for Oncology in the UK". Cancers. 15 (3): 635. doi:10.3390/cancers15030635. ISSN 2072-6694. PMC 9913518 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 36765593 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Stoddart, M. J.; Della Bella, E.; Armiento, A. R., eds. (2022). Cartilage Tissue Engineering (Vol. 2598). Springer Nature. pp. xiii, xv, xiv. ISBN 978-1-0716-2838-6. Search this book on
- ↑ "Grants on the web". gow.epsrc.ukri.org. EPSRC. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
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